Singapore legislation
Clause 2
Clause 2
Repeal and re-enactment of sections 2, 3 and 4
Sections 2, 3 and 4 of the Apportionment of Rents Act (hereinafter in this Act referred to as “the principal Act”) are hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor: —“Interpretation
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“Collector” means a Collector of Land Revenue;“competent authority” means an authority appointed under section 3 of the Planning Act (Cap. 279);“grant” means a grant in perpetuity;“grantee” means the owner of a grant in perpetuity;“land” includes any building or structure;“lessee” means the lessee of land held under a State lease, and includes the assignee of the entirety of the land comprised in any State lease and the legal representatives of a State lessee;“notice” means a notice of apportionment of rent;“subdivided land” means any land in respect of which permission to subdivide has been granted by a competent authority under the Planning Act (Cap. 279).Subdivision of land to be notified3.—
Every lessee or grantee of land comprised in any State lease or grant shall, within one month from the date of obtaining any written permission from the competent authority to subdivide such land, inform the Collector in writing of the written permission together with a copy of the approved plan showing the subdivision and particulars of the persons entitled as beneficial owners to the parts of the subdivided land.(2) The Collector shall determine the rent payable in respect of each subdivision.(3) The minimum rent in respect of any subdivision shall be one dollar and any fraction of fifty cents shall count as fifty cents.(4) When a determination has been made by the Collector under subsection (2), he shall cause a notice of apportionment of the rent to be served upon the lessee or grantee and upon the persons entitled as beneficial owners to the parts of the subdivided land.(5) Any person who fails to comply with subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.Apportionment by Collector
4. Whenever it appears to the Collector that any land held under a State lease or grant has been subdivided and no notification of the subdivision in respect of the land has been given under the provisions of section 3 the Collector may determine the rent payable in respect of each subdivision and shall thereafter proceed to make an order of apportionment in accordance with the provisions of this Act which shall apply mutatis mutandis as if the determination has been made by the Collector under the provisions of subsection (2) of section 3.”.